Dermatology APC (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) Reliant Medical Group - Worcester, MA

Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Dermatology APC (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) to join our team in Worcester, MA. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights:

• Collegial group practice with a large referral base 
• Team of 2 Physicians and 3 dedicated Advanced Practitioners
• Excellent state of the art Epic EMR system
• No call for this position
• Dedicated practice management systems in place
• TELEDERM® services offered
• Performs age-appropriate physical assessments, evaluation, and treatment
• Takes history, including chief complaint, presenting illness, past medical history, and interval history. Performs age-appropriate physical exam as it relates to chief complaint
• Orders lab studies when indicated. Identifies differential diagnosis. Assesses severity of patient’s illness and establishes need/time for patient evaluation
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings in the history and physical in order to establish a diagnosis. Performs tests and procedures as directed by diagnosis
• Establishes age-appropriate plan of care related to patient’s identified problem, including medication, diet, therapeutic procedures, etc.
• Consults with other health team members regarding proposed treatment guidelines as necessary
• Implements plan in safe and effective manner. Utilizes sound judgment in the establishment of priorities in patient’s care and management. Records visit in concise, clear, logical manner
• Evaluates need and/or time for follow-up and document
• Makes and arranges appropriate referrals when necessary 
• Evaluates effectiveness of previously implemented medical treatment
• Develops and provides educational materials and/or programs to patients, families, and healthcare professionals

 What makes an Optum Career different:

• As the largest employer of Advanced Practice Clinicians, we have a best-in-class employee experience and enable you to practice at the top of your license  
• We believe that better care for clinicians equates to better care for patients 
• We are influencing change collectively on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations 
• We grow talent from within. No matter where you want to go- geographically or professionally- you can do it here  

Compensation & Benefits Highlights:

• Compensation based on quality, not quantity
• Dedicated CME Time & Allowance
• Excellent PTO package
• Robust retirement package including employer funded contributions
• Company paid malpractice insurance and tail coverage
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Advanced Practitioner partnership opportunities with OptumCare 

Reliant Medical Group joined Optum in 2018, to be part of the greater vision to make health care better for everyone. At Reliant, you're part of a community-based, multi-specialty, clinician-led medical group in Central and Boston Metro-west Massachusetts. Where everyone works collaboratively on a common purpose: improving the quality, cost and experience of health care. Supported by a patient-centric business model – integrated care teams focus on the best patient care, rather than volume. Recognized nationally for an innovative, sustainable care model we offer a full range of outpatient primary care and over 30 different specialties including hospital medicine, comprehensive radiology services, and urgent care. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• National Board Certification
• Licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts board of registration in Nursing
• Graduate of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program, Masters level preferred
• Maintains BLS certification, and professional certification as appropriate
• 1-2 years of Dermatology work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience
• Experience working within a Team Care model
• Fluency in EMR systems & technology 

Reliant Medical Group joined Optum in 2018, to be part of the greater vision to make health care better for everyone. At Reliant, you're part of a community-based, multi-specialty, clinician-led medical group in Central and Boston Metro-west Massachusetts. Where everyone works collaboratively on a common purpose: improving the quality, cost and experience of health care. Supported by a patient-centric business model – integrated care teams focus on the best patient care, rather than volume. Recognized nationally for an innovative, sustainable care model we offer a full range of outpatient primary care and over 30 different specialties including hospital medicine, comprehensive radiology services, and urgent care. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.